# Comox Valley International Airport / CFB Comox (YQQ / CYQQ) **Comox Valley International Airport / CFB Comox** (IATA: YQQ, ICAO: CYQQ) is a medium airport in Comox, British Columbia, Canada. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,048 m (10,000 ft). It is operated by Department of National Defence. In 2021 it handled 150 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyqq ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: YQQ / CYQQ - Type: Medium airport - Operator: Department of National Defence - Serves: Comox, British Columbia, Canada - Elevation: 26 m / 84 ft - Coordinates: 49.7108, -124.8870 - Runways: 2 - Longest runway: 3,048 m / 10,000 ft - Passengers: 150,151 (2021) - Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Vancouver - Website: http://www.rcaf-arc.forces.gc.ca/en/19-wing/index.page? - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CFB_Comox (10 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1836424 - Weather station: CYQQ · WMO 71893 - Ident: CYQQ ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 12/30 | 3,048 m / 10,000 ft | 61 m / 200 ft | Paved | 135° / 315° | yes | | 18/36 | 1,524 m / 5,000 ft | 61 m / 200 ft | Asphalt | 203° / 023° | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2010 | 296,567 | Wikidata | | 2011 | 308,937 | Wikidata | | 2012 | 343,810 | Wikidata | | 2013 | 333,615 | Wikidata | | 2014 | 318,830 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 350,895 | Wikidata | | 2016 | 368,733 | Wikidata | | 2017 | 362,141 | Wikidata | | 2018 | 412,301 | Wikidata | | 2019 | 401,664 | Wikidata | | 2020 | 122,232 | Wikidata | | 2021 | 150,151 | Wikidata | ## Routes 6 destinations in 2 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (4) - [YVR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyvr.md) Vancouver International Airport · Canada · 136 km / 85 mi · WestJet Encore, Pacific Coastal Airlines, Air Canada Express - [YLW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cylw.md) Kelowna International Airport · Canada · 396 km / 246 mi · Pacific Coastal Airlines - [YYC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyc.md) Calgary International Airport · Canada · 786 km / 488 mi · WestJet - [YEG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyeg.md) Edmonton International Airport · Canada · 878 km / 546 mi · WestJet Encore ### Seasonal (4) - [YYC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyc.md) Calgary International Airport · Canada · 786 km / 488 mi · WestJet Encore - [YEG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyeg.md) Edmonton International Airport · Canada · 878 km / 546 mi · WestJet - [YYZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyz.md) Toronto Pearson International Airport · Canada · 3,462 km / 2,151 mi · WestJet - [PVR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmpr.md) Puerto Vallarta International Airport · Mexico · 3,663 km / 2,276 mi · WestJet ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from YQQ, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (4) - WS [WestJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/westjet) · 4 - WR [WestJet Encore](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/westjet-encore) · 3 - 8P [Pacific Coastal Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/pacific-coastal-airlines) · 2 - [Air Canada Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-canada-express) · 1 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 150K (2021) | #1,659 of 3,974 | #372 in North America | #40 in CA | | Longest runway | 3,048 m / 10,000 ft | =1,058 of 29,858 | =243 in North America | =16 in CA | | Elevation | 26 m / 84 ft | =37,575 of 43,403 | =17,032 in North America | #1,320 in CA | | Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =43 in CA | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | APP | TRML | 134.100 | | ARR | ARR | 128.100 | | ATIS | ATIS | 118.600 | | DEP | DEP | 123.700 | | GND | GND | 119.750 | | OPS | MIL OPS | 135.900 | | PMSV | PMSV | 34.460 | | TWR | TWR | 126.200 | ## Nearby airports - [YPW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cypw.md) Powell River Airport · 31 km / 19 mi - [YBL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cybl.md) Campbell River Airport · 38 km / 24 mi - [XQU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cat4.md) Qualicum Beach Airport · 55 km / 34 mi - [YAZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyaz.md) Tofino / Long Beach Airport · 95 km / 59 mi - [YCD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cycd.md) Nanaimo Airport · 104 km / 64 mi - [YVR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyvr.md) Vancouver International Airport · 136 km / 84 mi ## Sources - [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government)) - [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain) - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0) - [Wikipedia: “CFB Comox”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=CFB_Comox&oldid=1374729680), revision of 13 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0) - [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0) - Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyqq/data